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At 2:30 PM on any given Friday, charts across the world seem to go haywire. A candle on EUR/USD covers 60 pips in three seconds, spreads widen dramatically, and forums fill up with screenshots of stel…
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Revenge Trading: When the Urge to Recover Losses Fast Hurts You
Revenge trading is more widespread than you might think.
After all, it stems from a very common dynamic. It has happened to everyone, from the beginner who has just opened a demo account to the Wall …
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AI-Powered Backtesting: Best Practices and Risks
The introduction of Generative Artificial Intelligence has disrupted nearly every professional sector, and online trading is no exception. A testament to this is one increasingly widespread practice: …
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E-mini Futures Explained: Contract Specs, Margin and Costs
A futures contract on the S&P 500 used to be too large for anyone without an institutional account. The E-mini fixed that, and then the Micro E-mini fixed it again, and the result is that index…
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Bitcoin Pizza Day: The 10,000 BTC That Bought Two Pizzas
On 22 May 2010 a programmer in Jacksonville, Florida took delivery of two large pizzas from Papa John's. He paid 10,000 bitcoin for them.
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Bonds and Fixed Income: A Complete Guide for Investors
Bonds are one of the two largest asset classes in the world (the global bond market rivals the entire global stock market in size) and the one most private investors understand least.
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Patient Trader: Why Patience Wins in Trading
For a trader, patience is not merely a virtue — it is a strategic skill. In an environment as chaotic as trading, the ability to wait often marks the dividing line between those who survive and those …
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The Fixed Ratio Trap: What It Is and How to Protect Yourself
For any trader, risk management represents the dividing line between a professional approach and improvisation. This approach manifests itself through the use of many tools. Some are effective, but di…
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Dunning-Kruger Effect in Trading: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Avoid It
Cognitive biases are always dangerous, no matter the context. But they become especially harmful when money is on the line. This is precisely the case in trading — an activity heavily influenced by co…
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Trading and Price Manipulation: How to Spot It and Protect Yourself
Normally, price movements should reflect a genuine balance between supply and demand. In certain circumstances, however, this balance can be compromised by strategies aimed at artificially influencing…
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